Petersburg Generating Station

Petersburg Generating Station
Location of Petersburg Generating Station in Indiana
Country	United States
Location	Washington Township, Pike County, near Petersburg, Indiana
Coordinates	38°31′39″N 87°15′14″W / 38.52750°N 87.25389°WCoordinates: 38°31′39″N 87°15′14″W / 38.52750°N 87.25389°W
Status	Active
Commission date	Unit 1: 1967 Unit 2: 1969 Unit 3: 1977 Unit 4: 1986
Owner(s)	Indianapolis Power & Light
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Bituminous coal
Type	Steam
Cooling source	White River
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	1,872 MWe

Petersburg Generating Station is a major coal-fired power plant in Indiana, rated at 1.87-GW nameplate capacity. It is located on the White River near Petersburg in Pike County, Indiana, just 1 mile (1.6 km) upstream from a much smaller coal-fired Frank E. Ratts Generating Station. Petersburg G.S. is owned and operated by Indianapolis Power & Light.^[1]

Units 1, 2, and 3, rated at 253.4, 471, and 574.3 MWe, were launched into operation in 1967, 1969, and 1977 respectively. Unit 4, rated at 574.2 MWe, was launched in 1986. There are also three minor oil-burning internal combustion units, rated at 2.7 MWe each, all launched in 1967.

References

1. "Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2006" (Excel). Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-14.